Photo taken on March 30, 2021 shows an exterior view of the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. (Xinhua/Chen Junxia) GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday warned anew against complacency in fighting the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), urging for coordinated action and political commitments to save lives and prevent economic and health damage from the ongoing pandemic. "(Covid-19) pandemic is not over, but the end is in sight . Being able to see the end does not mean we are at the end," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reiterated at a press briefing on Thursday. He cited as reasons that the pandemic is still inflicting a death toll of 10,000 per week, most of which could be prevented, while large vaccination gaps exist especially in low- and middle-income countries. "That means everyone needs to use, when needed, the simple tools that are available to stay safe: distancing, masks and ventilation. And
New York [US], September 21 (ANI/PRNewswire): As part of its annual Goalkeepers campaign, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced the winners of its Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards. The foundation recognized the work of four remarkable changemakers to advance progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their communities and around the world: - Radhika Batra, co-founder of the nonprofit organization Every Infant Matters, which provides last-mile health solutions to disadvantaged children in India - Zahra Joya, a journalist from Afghanistan who founded and self-funded Rukhshana Media, an online news agency focused exclusively on covering issues that affect the women of Afghanistan. - Vanessa Nakate, a climate justice activist from Uganda and founder of the Africa-based Rise Up Movement and the Green Schools Project - Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission The winners were announced at the Goalkeepers Awards Ceremony, which was attended